Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.

What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed

Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.

It is not the man who has little, but he who desires more, that is poor.

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.

Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe it cannot be prolonged.

Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.